We are recruiting for a Pig Stockperson for a farm in Somerset, BA6.

The producer has an indoor 400-sow farrow-to-finish pig unit and is looking for an experienced pig stockperson to work primarily with the breeding sows.

They farrow weekly; all pigs are on a dry feed system. They mix all their own feed using locally grown materials. They have a mixture of straw-housed pigs and slatted pigs.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Experience working with pigs
• Confidence with artificial insemination is essential
• Enthusiasm and a desire to work in the Pig Industry
• High welfare standards and attention to detail
• Ideally, tractor and telehandler experience, but applicants can learn on the job

Salary: £35,000 DOE

Hours:

• 07:00 - 17:00 during the week
• Early starts of 05:30 - 18:00 on days pigs are going
• Alternate weekends 07:00 – 12:00

Accommodation is unavailable, so local candidates must be able to commute to BA6.

For further details, please call Roadhogs Recruitment Ltd on Freephone at 0800 999 3655 or 07912864646 or email [email protected].

All applications are dealt with in strict confidence, and our applicant service is free. 

Currently, we can only accept applications from UK or EU nationals with the right to work in the UK.